Talking-machine.



H. F. (100K.

- TALKING MAOHINB APPLICATION rum) APB. e. 1903.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909 I I f I llllljllllll l e.

mmmu iium HENRY r. cook, or she HARBOR, NEW YonK.

TALKING-MAORI E.

Specification of Letters iatent. Application filed April s, 1908, seriaincesaeee Patented Sept. 2 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRr F. Coorg a citizen of the United States, residing at Sag Harbor, in the county of Suffolk and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Talking-Machines, of which the followin is a full and clear specification, illustrate ing drawings.

-My invention relates to a means by which the movement of the stylus in spiral grooved records is stopped immediately aiter the stylus has left the record groove in order to avoid disagreeable sounds produced by the 5 stylus scratching on the record carrying body beyond the record groove.

In particular it relates to means which are controlled in their sto ping operation by the member or arm which carries the sound box.

I have also illustrated and described means by which the sound box with its arm may be quickly moved farther in the direction in which it has been moved over the record to o erate the stopping means.

' I have il ustrated my invention in the accompanying drawings of which-- Figure 1 is a plan view of a part'of a fiat record talking machine. Fig. 2 is a side ele '30 vation thereof seen in the direction of the arrow m Fig. 1.. Fig. 3 is a modification of the means for yieldingly moving ,the sound boxover the record. Fig. 4 is a side view of v the stopping device actlng upon the record tableafter the stylus has passed over the record, shown in enlarged scale. Fig. 5 is a horizontal larger scale. Fig. 6 is a. yertical section thereof on line X X in Fig. et.- Fig. 7 is a modification of spring 10 showni'n Fig. 2.

'- InFigs. 1 and 2, 1 is the iiop plate of the box containin the record ta well known in this art, 3 represents'the rec- 4 =5 0rd plate containing the spiral grooved rec- .ord it, 5 is the sound box liding, by means of the stylus 6, over the disk 3 in thespiral grooved record 4 in the Well known manner. The sound box 5 may be connected any to usual method to the horn 7, only art of which-is shown in Fig. through arm 8 Whichis ings as forming a part of the horn, which however,-may beeused only as a su porting member for the'sound box, as is w known in this type of machine, the horn being con- 2, as 'for, example I shall, therefore,

by the accompanylimits of t sectional view thereof, in still the mechanism for operating le 2 1n any suitablemanner shown in the draw-- independently of the sup I hereinafter refer to the member supporting the) sound box withdhe nected to the sound boxvby suitable tubing porting member 8.-

horn as arm or supporting arm. As shown" in Figs. 1 and 2 arm 8 isivoted in a bracket 9 fastened to the side 0? sound box and stylus in their travel over the record will travel in a circle around the pivot of bracket 9. The direction of travel box 1 so that the from the periphery of record disk 3 toward the center is indicated by the arrowin Fig. 1'. I have shown as an example means 0 1 moving the sound box over the record in the ently of the motion which the spiral groove in the same direction while the record disk 0 above mepltioned direction and beyond the e record which operate indepenobis revolving. To bracket 9, Fi 2, isfas'g.

teneda spring 10 in the form 0 a rod, one end of which is fixed to bracket 9, while the other end bears against the side of arr'n8 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The osition of this rod is adjusted so that it is cut out of its normal position by arm 8 when the sound f box is at or near the periphery of the record as shown in Fig. 1. Rod 10 will thus tend to move the sound box in the directiontoward the center of-thebisk as shown in this figure.

This tension maybe so adjusted that it will. 7

be just strong enough to keep the stylus in the middle of the record groove without imparting an undue thrust a ainst-either side. of the groove, and

.90 its yle ding may be in- "creased by offsetting it as shown in Flg. 7.

Instead of using a straight rod as shown in Fig. 2 a spiral spring may be used in the manner as shown for instance in Fig. 3. In the modification shown in this fi"u,re the is held at its end 12 by this bracket, while its other end 13 bears against arm -8 thereby.

tending to move the'latter in the same man'- ner as rod 10 described before.

In order to stop the machine as soon as the plug the record; plate or drum which devices,

however, are more .or less-complicated. The

novel stopping device I have shown in the;

spiral spring. 11 disposed on pivot l racket 9 I ammpanymg drawmgs in g s c has the 15 advantage of being siinple and easily attach- 'ableto any talkin machinewithout changing or otherwise isturbing' its mechanism.

The stopping device comprises a barrel 16 I end of 1c fastened rod 23 which prot 25' of lever 19 has an extension i 3 head 2 1, spring'29 will lever 19 into 35 arm 31 of lever 19 to 50 of record 5 provided at its protruding end with a head of suitable frictional'material 22, as for instance soft rubber or the like. Into the other plunger 18, which is disposed within barrel 16 is screwed or otherwise suitably through the closed rear end of barrel 16, and

' carries a head 24 at this protruding en Between-the rear endor bottom of barrel 16 and the plunger 18 is disposed a spring 1a 25 tending to force plunger 18 out of the barrel. On top of barrel 16 are provided two brackets 26 (Fig. 4), between which is oscillatingly' pivoted a lever 19 by means of pivot 20. The lower end 27 of lever 19 ro 20 trudesthrough an opening 28 provide in barrel. 16 and furthermore is adapted to be engaged, when forced through said opening by means of spring 29, by a notch or a groove 30 provided in plunger 18. The upper end arm 31, the end of which is formed into a nut in which stop screw 21 is disposed. If plunger 18 is retracted into barrel. 16, as shown in Fig. 5, by

pulling it back into the barrel by means of force the end 27 of oove :80 and thus lock plunger 18 in this position. Thus it will be seen that if lever end 27 is released from groove 30,

for instance by throwing" the upper extension the left (see arrow in {F 7 ,pf barrel .16 so far as the length of pin 23 .will allow. This whole stopping device is placed on and fastened to box 1 so that exytension arm 31 will protrude into the path of sound box carrying arm -8 which moves in the manner described above over the record. 1 The stopping device is further disposed so on box 1 that arm 8 will strike screw 21 of the stopping device soon after the sound box hasl'eft the record.

- It will now be seen that there being 'no 1 guide groove and very little resistance on the smooth, generally polished, surface 15 plate 3, the spiral formed by the stylus on this surface under the tension of spring 10 acting upon arm 8 will be of much greater pitch than that of the record groove;

n other words the arm willtend to move quicker towardthe center at the same revolution speed of the disk than it was moving when the stylus was guided by the recor groove. Upon engagement of screw 21 b arm 8 lever 31 Wlll be carried along wit the arm by the action of spring 10 and thereby release-plunger. 18 which was heretofore held in retracted position by the end 2( of lever 19. S ring 25 will throw the plunger- 18 out of barrel 16 and, the whole stopping device being disposed close enough rudes loosely spring 25 will force plunger 18 out to record table 2, head 22 of plunger 18 will bear against table 2 and thus stop the operation of the machine.

It frequentl occurs that it is desirable to use record dis (s on the talking machine of larger diameter than' the record table. In order that an unusually large record may not interfere with the structure of my stopping device, I have shaped bracket 17, by whic the stopping device is carried, ofi'set so that the maln body of the stopping device may be far enough ter of the record disk so as to clear the largest recorddisk which 'may be possibly used on this kind of machine. Plunger 18 is, therefore, of sufficient length so as to success; lly cooperate with record plate 2 ter of the 'dlsk as possible, I have ofiset arm 31 somewhat so as to counteract the offsetting of bracket 17.

In case it is not desired to have the table stop automatically by the inward movement of arm 8, I have pivoted extension arm 31 of lever 19 at 32, so that it may be thrown out of the ath of arm 8 by hand at'any time, and t e stopping device can then be thisfiind of ma chlne. ile I have shown in the referred in the specification an example of a stoppin member, I do not wish to limit myself to this particular kind, since the spirit of my invention involves a sto ping member independentpf the record table operating mechanism, sultably coiiperating with the table, which member is released to operate by a trip finger, coiiperating with any suitable element, following the movement of the sound box over the record, such as for example the arm 10 referred to in the specification. Moreover,'while I have shown my invention applied to a flat record talkin machine it is evident that the idea of yie dingly moving the stylus and its supl portingmeans in a record roove indepen ent of the motion imparte the record groove itself during the o eration of the machine but coiiperatingt erewith, ma be also applied to a cylindrical record ta king machine with ords without departing from my invention.

I claim:

e spirit of combination with a ral record groove, dlsk, a sound box record diskhaving a spiber disposed near the periphery of said disk clear of the record disk. In order to have. screw 21 en aged by arm 8v as near the cenoperated by hand at any time desired or byother suitable stopping device common to 1. In a sound. reproducing machine, the

away from the cendrawings and I i to a brake as rooved recmeans for operating said adapted to, follow the line. oisaid groove. and to run substantially ra-- having a tube, a plunger disposed therein of said tube and against said isk, a trip finger suit-ably pivoted on said tube, a spring on said finger tending to hold its lower end against said plunger to engage in the notch 0 said plunger, hand operated means on said plunger for pushing same .into said tube to cause engagement of said notch and said finger and tocompress the spring in said tube, the upper end of said trip finger disposed in the path of said soundbox connect-ed means,-said means adapted to trip said finger when said sound box has passed said record groove to release the plunger and stop'said disk. p

2. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record disk having a spiral record groove, means for o crating said disk, a sound box adapted to 0 low the line of said'groove and to run'substantially radially to said disk, an arm connected to said sound box adapted to move with said box, means for movmg said box; of a stop member disposed 'near the periphery of said disk having a tube, a plunger disposed therein having a notch, a compression spring within said tube tending to force said plunger out of said tube and against said isk, a trip finger suitably pivoted on said tube, a sprm on said finger tending to hold its lower en against said plungen to engage in the notch of said plunger, hand operated means on the plunger for pushing same into saidxtube to cause engagement of 4 the notch and the finger and to com ress the spring in said tube, the upper en of said trip finger disposed in the path of said arm, said arm. adapted to tri said finger when the sound box has passe said record oove to release said plunger and stop sai disk,

and means for removing said trip finger from the path of said arm to render said automatic tripping device inoperative.

- 3. In a sound reproducing machine, the

combination with a record disk having a spiral record groove, means for o crating said disk, a sound box'adapted to to low the line of said groove and to run substantially radially to'said disk, an armconnected to said soundbox adapted to move with said box, and means for moving said box; of a stop member dis'osed near the periphery of said disk havmg a tube, a. plunger disposedtherein having a notch, a compression spring within: said tube tending to force said lunger out of said tube and against said disk, a trip finger suitably. pivotedon said tube, a sprmg' on said finger tending to hold its vlower end against said plunger to engage in the notch of said plunger, hand operated means on the plunger for pushin same into said tube to cause engagement 0 the notch and the finger and to compress the recor sprin in said tube, the upper end of saidtrip nger. disposed in the path of said arm,

said finger when 4. In a sound reproducing machine,-the

combination with a record carrying member, a sound box adapted to glide substantially horizontally oversald record carrying member, means for moving said box, a sound box connected member movin with said box, a stop member disposed ad acent to said rec- 0rd carrying'member an adapted to co iiperate with it, having a trip finger protrudm substantially vertically into the path of sai box connected member, ada ted to trip said stop member when engage bysaid sound box member, and means on sald trip finger permitting the adjusting of the time of engagement of said finger with said sound box member relatively to the position of said sound box on said record carrying member.

5. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrying member, a sound box adapted to glide substantially horizontally over said record carrying member, means for moving said box, a sound box connected member moving wlth said sound box, a stop member dis osed adjacent to said record carrying mem er'and adapted to (:06 erate with it, having a trip fin er protru in substantially vertical into t e path of sai box connected member, ada ted to trip said stop member when engaged y said sound box adaptedto glide-over said record disk, an arm connected to said sound box adapted to move with said box, and a sto ping device ada ted to be operated by t e movement of said arm and disposed near the periphery of said table to clear said disk havmg a plunger of suitable length to protrude underneath said disk and to cotiperate with said table at its periphery to stop the machine. I

7. In a sound reproducin combination of a rotating and machine the travel in saidgroove, a pivoted arm connected to said stylus, means for propelling the stylus and arm beyond the limit of the groove, a plunger barrel fixed in pcor disk having a record groove, a stylus adapted to I plunger, means for normal y projecting the to release the same and a reproducer arm sition radially to' the eriphery of thetable, a spring actuated p un er brake or stop member supported in sai barrel radially to the periphery of the table and a. substantially vertical spring actuated trigger disposed oscillatorily in a vertical plane engagmg a portion of said stopmember when the same 1s retracted, and projecting into the path of the pivoted arm, substantially as and or the purpose set fortln 8. A talking machine brake mechanism comprising a ongitudinall movable brake same into operative position, a shoulder on said lun er, a latch enga 'ng said plunger to ho d t e same retracte and an upright arm connected with said latch and operatlve movable to engage said uprightarm to release said latch to permit the operative movement of said brake plun er.

9. A talking machine bra e mechanism comprising a sliding bolt a spring surrounding said bolt to p'r01ect the same, a shoulder provided upon said bolt, a spring ressed latch operative to enga e said s oulder to hold said bolt retracte an upright arm pivotally connected to said latch lease the same, and a reproduce'r arm in whose path of'movement said pivoted arm extends, said reproducer arm being operative u on said upright arm to cause the release of said bolt by said latch.

HENRY F. 0001:.

Witnesses: I

HARRY E. KNIGHT, H. ALFRED JANKE.

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